With the participation of the new rookie, Max Verstappen, in the Formula 1, the FIA had study how to change the acquisition of the superlicence to compete in Formula 1. The last proposal is stablish a points systems from the results in a lower categories.
Last December the FIA had publish some request to get the superlicence to compete in Formula 1, as you can see clicking here. This is caused by the media pressure on the confirmation of Max Verstappen joining Toro Rosso for this 2015 season, the Dutchman will set a record as a youngest driver to participate in a Formula 1 Grand Prix with only 17 years old.
But the FIA yesterday has added an unusual points systems based on the results in the lower categories. The proposal is that a Driver needs to get 40 points to have the superlicence, as you can see in the following table:
| 1r | 2n | 3r | 4t | 5è | 6è | 7è | 8è | 9è | 10è | |
| [Future] FIA Formula 2 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| GP2 Series | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| European FIA F3 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| FIA WEC (LMP1) | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| IndyCar | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| GP3 Series | 30 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Formula Renault 3.5 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Japanese SuperFormula | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| National Championships of F4 by FIA | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Championships of F3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup/Alps/NEC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The idea could be interesting, but as an objective view this system in the past couldn’t give the superlicence to drivers like Sebastian Vettel or Daniel Ricciardo. The main reason is that the FIA doesn’t give the “real” points as a competitive series like Formula Renault 3.5 Series or the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup/Alps/Nec. The FIA set the interest on a new Formula 2 to elude the World Series by Renault system which it has work very well in the recent years. Drivers like Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo, Daniil Kvyat, Felipe Massa, Valtteri Bottas, Sebastien Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz Jr, Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado or Jules Bianchi has come from this series.
Also the Indycar, the most important single-seater series in America, “the American F1” hasn’t the real weight that could be to get the superlicence. It’s no way see that the vice-champion of GP2 can get the superlicence and the vice-champion of Indycar can’t. Also the system hasn’t count with the DTM.
So we see now, more than ever that the FIA had taken a political decision and not a sportive decision. Let’s see what happen in the following month about this news.
